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Ayotte: the 'snow plow' senator

By James Pindell, WMUR.com Political Reporter

Published On: Aug 28 2012 09:45:00 PM EDT

New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte extended her 15 minutes of national attention from the summer by another few minutes Tuesday night when she addressed the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Stressing the small business theme of the night, Ayotte talked about how she and her husband started a landscaping and snow plowing business in Nashua.

“I spent many a sleepless night shoveling snow, and I?’m proud of the fact that in addition to being a United States Senator, I?’m also pretty good with a snow plow,” Ayotte said.

In addition, she criticized that President Obama had “never even run a lemonade stand and it shows.”

The immediate reviews on Twitter, even from Republicans, were mixed. Those from New Hampshire praised her as the hometown girl. Some from around the country critiqued her speaking abilities.

Ayotte was among a very strong Granite State presence during the convention’s activities today. Former Governor John H. Sununu addressed the convention twice — the last time to officially place Romney into nomination. Speaking after Ayotte on Tuesday was Hudson small business owner Jack Gilchrest.

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